AFL Rd 7 2023 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs West Coast

[pinot]

Interesting.... I wonder if Melbourne thought the same way, or put it down to being totally ruthless when the opportunity presents. 

Yep - taken 10 yrs but finally got there.

[PaulP]

West Coast has been pushing the proverbial up hill since covid. They show a bit of fight from time to time, but too much is left to too few, and at certain times, the dam wall just breaks. They had a couple of 100 point losses last season. They came out with a little fight last night, which by half time basically evaporated. That game was one level below a training drill. I really hope the boys don't over inflate the meaningfulness of that win. On paper it looks brilliant, but when you look at the opposition...........

[pinot]

West Coast has been pushing the proverbial up hill since covid. They show a bit of fight from time to time, but too much is left to too few, and at certain times, the dam wall just breaks. They had a couple of 100 point losses last season. They came out with a little fight last night, which by half time basically evaporated. That game was one level below a training drill. I really hope the boys don't over inflate the meaningfulness of that win. On paper it looks brilliant, but when you look at the opposition...........

Yes but we won't beat top opposition by 100 points thats just above and beyond over expectation.

WCE s very weakened but we have been weakened by injuries with 15-18 players out on sidelines for "years".

[Lods]

Just saw the press conferences.
Simpson's was about as deflated as I've seen a coach.
It's pretty obvious they're undermanned...and it doesn't look like getting better in the coming weeks.
Only 26 available for training...so match committee/team selections would be a short meeting.
I think he was more disappointed with the effort, which has been mostly good... but the dam burst last night.

[BluePhantom]

The best thing that came out of last night was seeing the TEAM first mindset.
The delivery into the forward line was 100% better than what we have been serving up.
Leading in the forward line! Honoring those leads into the forward line! Kicking to advantage!
Sounds basic but finally when we do it we get results.
Harry and Charlie also looked like they didn't want to lead the same way. Finally working together.
Harry has some serious speed and if he wanted to could do Fev type leads.

[Micky0]

It's great that we played four quarters and did not ease off giving away junk time goals. 

However,  we will be punished in the matches coming up  if we continue with the turnovers by foot when in attack, even when not under pressure.

We did this constantly in the Saints game

I’ve only so far watched the first half of last nights game - this happened far far too many times under absolutely zero pressure

Why? Is it the fault of the kicker not thinking or is it the fault of the proposed receiver not being in position? 

[cookie2]

There were plenty of examples of excellent F50 entries last night but I agree there were too many poor ones resulting in turnovers, most of which went unpunished.  We must work to get this problem under control against the better teams.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Just saw the press conferences.
Simpson's was about as deflated as I've seen a coach.
It's pretty obvious they're undermanned...and it doesn't look like getting better in the coming weeks.
Only 26 available for training...so match committee/team selections would be a short meeting.
I think he was more disappointed with the effort, which has been mostly good... but the dam burst last night.

That's the worst WC team I have seen, it was like playing a WAFL lineup.
Simpson has substandard players and raw kids to work with. The experienced players like Hurn and Darling are finished and should have joined Kennedy in retirement.
Even some of his injured players like Yeo, Shuey, NicNat are too banged up to play a full season.
The AFL will have to give them draft concessions and allow them some extra players as they are just uncompetitive.
The only thing they have going for them is they are a cashed up club with a good membership but last night was an embarrassment for the AFL.

[Gointocarlton]

Tough crowd here, you can only play what's in front of you, it needed to be a flogging and thankfully it was. On that basis, it was a great performance.
Onto next week, hopefully the guys received some much needed confidence, it will be tough and they need to remain level headed.

[Lods]

West Coast remind me a bit of the banged up Carlton of 2002.
In Rnd 18 that year we lost to Collingwood by 108 points

At least they'll get to keep their draft picks so it might not take them 20+ years.